Tachybaptus
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Tachybaptus is a genus of small birds of the grebe family. The genus name means "quick diving"; it is from Ancient Greek takhys "quick" and bapto "I dip". It has representatives over much of the world
Little Grebe with Three spined Stickleback...
Little grebe in Sakai, Osaka, February 2016
Australasian Grebe
Madagascar Grebe, Andasibe Mantadia National Park, Madagascar 1
Little grebe
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The little grebe, also known as the dabchick, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. The genus name is from Ancient Greek takhus "fast" and bapto "to sink under". The specific ruficollis is f
Tachybaptus
…Ludwig Reichenbach to accommodate a single species, Colymbus minor Gmelin, 1789. This is a junior synonym of Colymbus ruficollis Pallas, 1764, the little grebe. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ταχυς/takhus meaning "fast" with βαπτω/baptō meaning "to sink under". The genus contains five species…
Little grebe Zwergtaucher
Tachybaptus ruficollis Bueng Boraphet
T. r. ruficollis in Spain; no white in the wing
T. r. poggei in Japan; no white in the wing